Research

Does gender equality matter? Gender responsive corporate procurement efforts of inter-governmental organizations

New publication on Gender responsive procurement SAPIENS Network ESR 10 Dibya Rathi has recently published an open-access article titled: "Does gender equality matter? Gender responsive corporate procurement efforts of inter-governmental organizations". The article...

Evaluating the Economic Effects of Sustainable Public Procurement in Spain  – Working Paper Series

Sustainable Award Criteria are a widely employed tool to achieve sustainability goals, rewarding practices that align with resource efficiency, social responsibility, and long-term impact during the contract award stage. While the use of this tool has been growing...

Bringing Sustainability to the Collective Table through Public Food Procurement – Policy Brief

1. Continuing the SAPIENS Policy Brief Series with a Focus on the Public Food Sector Governments worldwide procure food and catering services for public institutions such as schools, universities and hospitals. Public food procurement (PFP) involves food production,...
Exploring Sustainable Public Food Procurement in Portugal

Exploring Sustainable Public Food Procurement in Portugal

ESR 15 secondment with ISLE Association From the end of September to the end of December 2023, I, Chiara Falvo, ESR15 at the SAPIENS Network and Ph.D student in Law at the University of Turin, had the opportunity to do a three-month research visit to the School of...